Clubs are open till 5am, malls are open till 4:30am; & using taxis more&more

I'm blogging and it's already week 3! aka midterm week! and here at Yonsei International Summer School, mid-term actually means mid-term. I only have 3 more weeks here! z0mg!

So, basically this weekend (07/08-07/11) was pretty epic. I got to do a lot of things, homework not included, and felt pretty damn productive.

Thursday, I went to dinner at Pizza Hut- again, and got the bacon potato pizza with the rich gold crust. OH MY GOD I love sweet potatoes/yams, why isn't that on EVERYTHING?!?!?!!? oh, because I'd go into carborific shock.
Then after much debating, went clubbing in Gangnam

I really do despise Asian glow, but had a decent night and got back to my dorm ataround 430a/5a, in time for the beautiful Seoul sunrise: it was light blue and pink and lavender and it was so pretty.

On Friday I take it easy and really don't do anything at all until about 5pm, when me and Stacey, Paula, Diana, Susan, Amanda, Julie, and Heather go to Myeong-dong (a major shopping area!!) for awesome shopping. I was excited because I heard so much about this area and have been needing to go shopping for THE PAST 2 WEEKS. ugh.
Seeing this on the subway was a trip

and when we got off we saw this lady selling bunnies!!!! AHHHH

We're all hungry, so we go to this chicken place that is apparently also very famous for chicken: the skin is pan fried and crispy, and all you get for sides is sweet radish.


and you put your bones in the trash can at the end of the table


Then, because we're growing girls, we got ice cream: 32cm tall froyo!!!



To be honest it was pretty awkward eating it... the bottom of my cone was melted by the liquid of the froyo.

We fail at shopping in Myeong-dong, because they are known for their underground market, which was closed, and their above-ground shops were closing (~10pm)

Around 11pm, we decide to go to another area: Dongdaemun.





This is what I saw when I first walked in: the dresses are 10000W~15000W and my face was GLOWING. rargh!!! such good deals.


Next time (and YES, there will be a next time!) I'm going to get a picture of what the 'mall' actually looks like: you know in malls how there's different sections? juniors, petite, etc.? Well here, there are different STALLS and each floor has a different section: for example, 1F was women's casual, 2F women's casual, 3F formal/business, 4F men's, 5F/6F accessories/bags, etc. to 8 floors. and 2 basement floors. Each section/stall is managed by different people. They have racks of clothing out and up for you to see, and you choose a size and they give it to you in a plastic bag.

The sign doesn't lie. This place is POPPIN' between 12-4:30am because Koreans are crazy shoppers.


Downstairs is a fast food restaurant. you can get this meal deal and sunblock!


Now, the subway stops at ~12:30am and we are finished at around 3am, so how do we get back? taxi. taxis are cheap when you go with others; for about 9000W cab fare among 3-5 people, it's really cheap, safe, and fairly reliable, especially when you have a lot of bags to carry. All taxis have GPSes, but sometimes you have to tell the driver to stop.

A great night! I will be coming back to this place to buy dresses for my sisters (in lieu of souvenirs) and to check out the underground market. and take more pictures.